Employer business demography, European standard, size class, SIC2008

Employer business demography, European standard, size class, SIC2008

SIC 2008 Persons employed Periods Employer enterprise population Persons employed (number) Newly born employer enterprises Persons employed (number) Non-surviving employer enterprises Persons employed (number)
062 Extraction of natural gas Total 2021* . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas 10 employees or more 2021* . . .
721 Research on natural sciences Total 2021* 43,855 392 133
721 Research on natural sciences 1 to 4 employees 2021* 1,163 187 84
721 Research on natural sciences 5 to 9 employees 2021* 1,455 66 49
721 Research on natural sciences 10 employees or more 2021* 41,237 139 0
7219 Other research on natural sciences Total 2021* . . .
7219 Other research on natural sciences 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . .
7219 Other research on natural sciences 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . .
7219 Other research on natural sciences 10 employees or more 2021* . . .
96 Other personal services Total 2021* 55,530 1,046 1,483
96 Other personal services 1 to 4 employees 2021* 15,479 886 1,196
96 Other personal services 5 to 9 employees 2021* 11,075 90 101
96 Other personal services 10 employees or more 2021* 28,976 70 185
Source: CBS.
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This table includes information on business demography according to the European standard. Figures in this table are also submitted in this form to Eurostat. Information concerns the population of active employers, employer births and deaths, broken down by legal form and by the National Classification of Economic Activity 2008 (NCEA 2008, based on NACE Rev 2.0). Data also includes persons employed and employees in these enterprises.

Data available from: 2010

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final for 2010 to 2020. The figures for 2021 are provisional.
Only the data on Dissolved companies for 2021 will be adjusted.

Changes as of February 9, 2024:
The provisional figures for 2021 have been added.

Two industry breakdowns have been added:
• B-S excluding O and excluding S94
• G-S excluding O and excluding S94
• K Financial institutions

When will new figures be released?
Figures on a new reporting year (T – 2) will be published in July of the current year T.

Description topics

Employer enterprise population
Persons employed
The number of persons employed consists of:
- employees and directors who are on the payroll;
- employees who are on the payroll of another enterprise or institution, but work in the enterprise's own place of business and as such are in fact part of the workforce (agency staff);
- employed proprietors, partners, associates and cooperating family members;
- agency staff. Loaned personnel (employees on the payroll, but working for another enterprise or institution) are not included under persons employed.
Newly born employer enterprises
Persons employed
The number of persons employed consists of:
- employees and directors who are on the payroll;
- employees who are on the payroll of another enterprise or institution, but work in the enterprise's own place of business and as such are in fact part of the workforce (agency staff);
- employed proprietors, partners, associates and cooperating family members;
- agency staff. Loaned personnel (employees on the payroll, but working for another enterprise or institution) are not included under persons employed.
Non-surviving employer enterprises
Persons employed
The number of persons employed consists of:
- employees and directors who are on the payroll;
- employees who are on the payroll of another enterprise or institution, but work in the enterprise's own place of business and as such are in fact part of the workforce (agency staff);
- employed proprietors, partners, associates and cooperating family members;
- agency staff. Loaned personnel (employees on the payroll, but working for another enterprise or institution) are not included under persons employed.